The Westmount Library book sale has once again thrown me into a frenzy of book collecting madness. Last time I was ill prepared for the chaos, I arrived late and was whirled into the battlefield o…

Woodcut printer's device on title-page. Pantinus' preface dated 1551. Colophon: "Basileae, ex officina Ioannis Oporini, anno salutis humanæ M. D. LIII. mense Martio."(folio 3F3r). Rebound in Belgium (ca. 1885) by Hagué. Light brown calf; gold tooling with dark stained sections; raised bands and gold tooling to back; gilt gauffered edges; stylised leaf decoration with central diamond incorporating monogram and sword; roll-tooled board edges.

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